#soap # Galatians 03 ## Title: We Live Free Because, Not For ## Scripture: (Galatians 3:2-3) “The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by human effort?” (NET) ## Observation: For some, Paul walks a tightrope throughout Galatians. On one end, he says we are saved by nothing we can achieve. Salvation is by the grace of God. However, he also says we should live without sin. Is this contradictory? Not when you consider why we live free from sin. Before salvation, we could not live without continual sin, and why would we want to? After salvation, Jesus frees us from the prison of ways we medicate our life when it is independent of God… what we call sin. Therefore, we work hard to live free from sin BECAUSE God is for us and loves us, not for His forgiveness. ## Application: Live free because you no longer need sin to medicate your broken places. You can run to God for true healing and wholeness. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for setting us free.